Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildlfower.
Height:
	About 1-2 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and central North America west to Texas and Oklahoma and south to Palm Beach, Highlands and Manatee counties.
Habitats:
	Swamps.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade.
Flower Color:
	Purplish
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
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